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cottage cheese vs. cream cheese

cottage cheese

noun

cottage cheeses plural

  1. an extremely soft, or loose, white, mild-flavored cheese made from skim-milk curds, usually without rennet.

cream cheese

noun

cream cheeses plural

  1. a soft, white, smooth-textured, unripened, spreadable cheese made of sweet milk and sometimes cream.

  2. Gulf States. cottage cheese.